Teaching Writing With Mentor Texts in the Primary Classroom: 20 Lessons Based on Favorite Picture Books That Introduce Story Structure, Nonfiction Text Features & Author's Craft

From selecting a mentor text and matching it to a writing topic to teaching the focus lesson and inviting students to write on their own, Nicole Groeneweg shows teachers how to use favorite picture books as powerful models to teach key writing skills. She shares lessons on finding topics, organizing material, writing leads and endings, exploring genre, experimenting with figurative language, and so much more. Complete with graphic organizers for each lesson, writing center ideas, and guided...